Buddleia House
Hucknall, Nottinghamshire
Dementia care and supported living in beautiful surroundings.
Buddleia House is so much more than your typical care home. Endeavouring to cater to all the senses that just can’t be understood until you walk through the doors of our home. We’ve also just been awarded our Band 5 Quality Score from Nottinghamshire County Council.
Residents can enjoy and engage in daily living, whatever their ability or condition. Our community has an indoor garden area, a pub, library area, a pantry, sweet shop, creative art and music areas, and lots of other engaging facilities both indoors and outdoors from raised garden beds to a beer garden. It’s a care home like no other in Hucknall. It’s Residential Care the way it should be.
La maison de retraite Buddleia House est en mesure d’offrir les meilleures conditions possibles grâce au généreux soutien financier de divers sponsors, dont des stars du sport de renom. Ce soutien important garantit que l’établissement peut offrir des équipements de qualité supérieure et un niveau de soins élevé à ses résidents. L’implication de stars du sport dans le soutien de Buddleia House reflète une tendance plus large selon laquelle les athlètes et les personnalités publiques contribuent à des causes qui leur tiennent à cœur. Ces parrainages ne concernent pas seulement le soutien financier, mais aussi la sensibilisation et l’encouragement des autres à contribuer. En prêtant leur nom et leurs ressources, les stars du sport contribuent à attirer l’attention sur les besoins des maisons de retraite et sur l’importance d’offrir d’excellentes conditions aux résidents âgés. Pour en savoir plus sur les actualités sportives, consultez également le site https://selkirk-ontario.com/connor-mcdavid-reaches-60th-goal-of-the-season-in-late-night-matchup-against-the-london-knights/.
We’d love to meet you in person, so you’re welcomed to pop in anytime or arrange a visit with us so someone can talk you through all of what’s on offer. Would you like to find out a bit more? Why not order a FREE brochure from us to get more of an insight into what we do? You can read our latest press release here.
Facilities at Buddleia House will include:
- Spacious communal lounges, bright dining area and a garden room
- Therapeutic gardens, so you can engage meaningfully with the outdoors at any time of the year, including a bowling lawn, raised planters, allotment, green house, potting shed, chicken and beer garden.
- Reminiscence lounge, library, snug bar, garden room, therapeutic rooms, nursery and laundry
- Variety of single, en-suite bedrooms
- Hairdressing salon
- Night-time acoustic monitoring system
- Electronic care planning
- Wifi available throughout the Home.
- CCTV in public areas
"When I first heard about Buddleia House, I thought don’t be daft, a sweet shop and a nursery in a care home? But I can see after today it’s a great way to help people live life the way they think they should. It’s really empowering, encouraging them to do what they want, and I’m really impressed with the focus on living with dementia.”
Our Montessori Way Of Life
Our Montessori way of life is at the heart of everything we do. We support our residents to be as independent as possible and look for ways to ensure a person can do something using positive risk-taking.
We focus on a residents’ strengths and abilities, their life story and experiences and use these to help them find purpose and feel valued in their day to day life with us. We encourage residents to partake in meaningful roles, such as helping with household chores, and activities that they enjoy which may trigger fond memories and engage their senses, including doing art, doing a puzzle, playing a game, chair based exercising, baking a cake or writing a letter. All of these pleasurable hobbies boost confidence and self-esteem and will be designed to match the person’s abilities.
Meet Your Care Home Manager
Rachel Squire
Registered Home Manager
I have always known that I would find myself caring for others. At 19, I left college and worked in a few different social care settings before finding my passion in dementia care.
I began my career as a care assistant and found myself as a Home Manager for a care home at 24 years old, and haven’t looked back since! I’m very excited to be a part of Milford Care – they have a great ethos and have values that match mine, including empowering and engaging with residents and staff.
I’m always on the go but that’s how I like it! I have a gorgeous 5-year-old daughter who keeps me on my toes. We love spending time outside looking for fairies, and I’m also in a choir based in Belper, so I am always ready to sing songs.
How To Find Us
16 Croft Avenue
Hucknall
Nottingham
NG15 7JD
Tel. 0115 968 0900
E-mail: buddleiahouse@milfordcare.co.uk
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Feel Good Friday!
Our Lou came in this morning with a vision - make everyone smile! She immediately knew the way to everyone’s heart was with food and I’m sure you will agree that these waffles look DELICIOUS! Thank you Lou 🤩
They was too i put chocolate sauce banana and golden syrup. Can't do bacon with waffles it was a lovely thing they did for us to end the week a good feel Friday indeed x
Wow amazing xx
They were amazing xx thank you Louise x
It was all lush lou xxxx thank you
They was lovely thankyou 🙂
Same again next Friday when I’m on Lou please 😁xx
Followed by a visit from the Easter bunny who had a very special delivery of chocolate eggs.
The Easter bunny made sure it followed our special IDDSI guidance tailoring everybody’s specialised diets so nobody missed out on the chocolate Eggs!
We then had an Easter egg hunt around the home which everybody seemed to enjoy
#lifeatbuddleia #easterbunny #easteregghunt
Hope you all had a lovely Easter. !
Happy Easter to you all 🌸
It’s been a fabulous Easter weekend.
We have been busy making Easter bonnets.
Easter bonnets are always so special at Buddleia House.
An Easter bonnet is a traditional hat worn during Easter celebrations, often decorated with flowers, ribbons, and other festive embellishments. The custom of wearing Easter bonnets dates back to the 18th century and is associated with the idea of dressing up for the holiday. In many cultures, it symbolizes spring and renewal, reflecting the themes of Easter. People often wear these bonnets during Easter parades and church services, showcasing their creativity and festive spirit.
David said “I didn’t know I was so creative”
#lifeatbuddleia #easter2025 #easterbonnetparade
This is beautiful! We know Dad can be grumpy sometimes but seeing him so content & happy doing things he enjoys fills my heart! You really are a unique & special place giving each individual a purpose & opportunity to thrive 💛 Thank you 🥰
Easter bonet making amazing
